Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
184
128
116
89
277
199
191
154
The Witcher 3
204
175
127
68
288
265
187
100
Counter-Strike 2
283
214
156
83
329
244
185
91
Far Cry 6
157
142
127
76
203
182
167
104
Hogwarts Legacy
132
110
87
48
201
164
132
76
COD Modern Warfare 3
171
165
128
83
274
258
221
149
Ghost of Tsushima
118
99
85
50
183
154
137
91
Cyberpunk 2077
154
136
92
40
227
208
143
68
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
242
224
176
93
304
277
215
119
Avg FPS
1080p High183254
1080p Ultra155217
1440p Ultra122175
4K Ultra70106
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
21558
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
42191
Time Spy2090136322
Solar Bay97900186930
Port Royal1311226115
Fire Strike5014372253
Night Raid164308195300
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
206598
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
316301
Background Blur359.5 frames/s318.9 frames/s
Face Detection210 frames/s222.8 frames/s
Horizon Detection7.61 Gpix/sec14.2 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection10.4 Gpix/sec21 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur11.3 Gpix/sec23.9 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.97 Gpix/sec2.38 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching969.3 Gpix/sec1950 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics29061.4 fps48090.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
29967
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
38303
G2D Mark11781297
DirectX 11274 fps329 fps
DirectX 12108 fps150 fps
GPU Compute17275 Ops/s27111 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
219.6 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
615.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1132.4 fps1617.6 fps
Car Chase981.8 fps1228.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)840.6 fps1234.6 fps
T-Rex4325.3 fps6286 fps
ALU 26890.2 fps15073.4 fps
Driver Overhead 2290.1 fps303.7 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation7090.812119.1

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 17, 2024 September, 20, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace
Codename AD104 AD102
Price 599 1599

GPU

GPU Frequency 1980 MHz 2235 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2475 MHz 2520 MHz
Shader Units 7168 16384
TMUs 224 512
ROPs 80 176
Execution Units 56 128
Ray Tracing Cores 56 128
Tensor Cores 224 512
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 48000 KB/core 72 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 198 Gpix/sec 444 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 554 GTex/s 1290 GTex/s
FLOPS 35.5 TFLOPS 82.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 220 W 450 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 294 mm² 609 mm²
Transistor count 35 billion 76.3 billion
Transistor density 119.05 MTr/mm² 125.29 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6X GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 1313 MHz 2625 MHz
Bus 192 bit 384 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 21000 MB/s 21000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 24 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
504.2 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
1010 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.9 8.9
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 3 DLSS 3

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 the clear winner in this comparison.

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